Greta

See also: greta

English

Etymology

From German and Swedish Greta, a contraction of Margareta.

Proper noun

Greta

1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Anagrams

• 'Gater, ergat-, grate, great, great-, retag, targe, terga

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Faroese

Proper noun

Greta

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Greta: Gretuson
• daughter of Greta: Gretudóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Greta
Accusative	Gretu
Dative	Gretu
Genitive	Gretu

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Norwegian

Etymology

From German Greta, from Margareta. Recorded in Norway since the 15th century.

Proper noun

Greta

1. a female given name.

Related terms

• Grete, Grethe

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
• [1] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 1815 females with the given name Greta living in Norway on January 1st 2011. Accessed on March 29th 2011.

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Swedish

Etymology

From German Greta, from Margareta. First recorded in Sweden in 1309.

Proper noun

Greta c (genitive Gretas)

1. a female given name.
2. Gretel, the girl in the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel.

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
• [2] Statistiska centralbyrån: 12 802 females with the given name Greta living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010. Accessed on March 29th 2011.

Anagrams

• tager, tegar